Michael Stipe
Biography
John Michael Stipe (born January 4, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of alternative rock band R.E.M. He is known for his vocal quality, poetic lyrics and unique stage presence.
Possessing a distinctive voice, Stipe has been noted for the "mumbling" style of his early career. Since the mid-1980s, Stipe has sung in "wailing, keening, arching vocal figures" that R.E.M. biographer David Buckley compared to Celtic folk artists and Muslim muezzin. He was in charge of R.E.M.'s visual aspect, often selecting album artwork and directing many of the band's music videos. Outside the music industry, he owns and runs two film production studios, C-00 and Single Cell Pictures.
As a member of R.E.M., Stipe was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. As a singer-songwriter, Stipe influenced a wide range of artists, including Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Thom Yorke of Radiohead. Bono of U2 has described his voice as "extraordinary", and Yorke told The Guardian that Stipe is his favorite lyricist, saying "I loved the way he would take an emotion and then take a step back from it and in doing so make it so much more powerful."
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Acting (58 movies)
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
1985
Slacker Uprising
2007
R.E.M. Live
2007
R.E.M. Tourfilm
1990
R.E.M.: Road Movie
1996
Louder Than You Think
2023
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
1996
Left of Reckoning
1984
Athens, GA Inside/Out
1987
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
2016
Beastie Boys Story
2020
R.E.M.: Succumbs
1987
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003
R.E.M. By MTV
2014
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991
R.E.M.: Parallel
1995
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
2004
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
6 Days
2008
Arena Brains
1987
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
2017
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
2016
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
1994
R.E.M. at the BBC
2012
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999
R.E.M.
2002
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
2018
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
1999
R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
2014
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
2006
R.E.M. Live in Stockholm
1998
Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance!
2001
Anthem
1997
R.E.M. - Monster
2019
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
2010
R.E.M.: Pop Screen
1990
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
2000
R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
2005
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
2001
R.E.M. at Rockpalast
1985
1 Giant Leap
2002
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
2008
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
2024
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
1991
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
1996
This Is Not a Show: Live at the Olympia in Dublin
2009
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
2017
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009
Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1998
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18
1998
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
1998
R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy
1991
R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground
1982
Directing (2 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Velvet Goldmine | 1998 | Executive Producer |
| Being John Malkovich | 1999 | Producer |
| Olive, the Other Reindeer | 1999 | Producer |
| Man on the Moon | 1999 | Original Music Composer |
| Our Song | 2000 | Executive Producer |
| Spring Forward | 2000 | Executive Producer |
| Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | 2001 | Executive Producer |
| Everyday People | 2004 | Executive Producer |
| Saved! | 2004 | Producer |
| Johnny Berlin | 2005 | Executive Producer |
| Room | 2005 | Producer |
| On the Seventh Day | 2018 | Producer |
| Little, Big, and Far | 2024 | Executive Producer |